Leadership
Prof. Joschka Boedecker
Dr. Philipp Kellmeyer
Human-Technology Interaction Lab, University Medical Center Freiburg
Research interests: Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, Human-Technology Interaction, Ethics, Design Research, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Technology Governance
Prof. Dr. Oliver Müller
Department of Philosophy, University of Freiburg
Research interests (i.a.): Philosophy of Technology (AI, bio-/neurotechnologies, human-machine interactions), Philosophical Anthropology, Ethics
Prof. Dr. Silja Vöneky
Institute of Public Law Dep. 2 (Public International Law and Comparative Law), University of Freiburg
Research interests: International Law and Ethics of Law, especially AI Risk Governance and the Governance of Scientific and Technological Innovations
Researchers
Vera Borrmann
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg
Daniel Feuerstack
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg
Sekina Mandelartz
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg
Alisa Pojtinger
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg
Dr. Reto Schölly
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg
Research Assistants
Luisa Gerstgrasser
Luisa Gerstgrasser studies Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University College Freiburg, majoring in Life Sciences.
Her areas of interest include Neuroethics, Feminist Science-Technology-Studies and Medical Anthropology. Currently, she works in the Saltus! Group Responsible Artificial Intelligence concerning the effect of artificially intelligent neurotechnological devices on the patient’s sense of agency.
Patricia Gleim
Patricia Gleim is currently studying Gender Studies (Master’s degree) at the University of Freiburg.
She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work at the Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences. Her fields of interest include the embedding of AI technologies in existing power, domination and discrimination relationships. Just as the relevance of feminist-intersectional perspectives and their inclusion in the development and regulation of artificial intelligence.
Luc Lülf
Luc Lülf studies Political Science (Master’s degree) at the University of Freiburg.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Science from the University of Münster. His areas of interest include the governance of AI and the effects of AI on the formation of public opinion.
Founding Member
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Burgard
Since 2022: Founding Chair and Professor of AI and Robotics, Department of Engineering, Technical University Nürnberg (TUN)
Formerly: Autonomous Intelligent Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Freiburg
Former Researchers and Research Assistants
Eva Albers
She worked for the FRIAS Saltus! Group at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg as a researcher.
Isabella Beck
Isabella Beck writes her Doctoral thesis at the chair of Prof. Dr. Silja Vöneky, (Co) Director of the Institute for Public Law and Professor of Public International Law, Comparative Law and Ethics of Law.
She worked for the FRIAS Saltus! Group at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg as a researcher.
Dr. Naiade el-Khoury LL.M.
She worked for the FRIAS Saltus! Group at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg as a researcher.
Eva Hanken
Eva Hanken studies Law with a focus on German, International and European Public Law at the University of Freiburg. During her studies she spent one year at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.
She worked for the FRIAS Saltus! Group at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg as a research assistant.
Alena Hünermund
Alena Hünermund is a fourth-year law student with a focus on German, European and International Public Law at the University of Freiburg.
She worked for the FRIAS Saltus! Group at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg as a research assistant.
Laurenz Sachenbacher
Laurenz Sachenbacher studies Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Freiburg and Maastricht University (Double Degree Program).
He worked for the FRIAS Saltus! Group at the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg as a research assistant.
